Hilary Name Popularity

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How popular is Hilary?

The rare name Hilary was the 9,335th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Hilary, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #232 in 1990 with 1,216 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Hilary was less than 5, most recently in 1934.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Hilary occurred roughly during the years 1938-1950, 1952-1956, 1960-1963, 1966-1969, 1971-1979, 1981-1985, and 1987-1990, whereas 1992-1999, 2006-2009, and 2011-2017 were years of successive downward movement.

Sometimes the name Hilary has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Hilary popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

Hilary's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Hilary lately has dropped dramatically.

The name Hilary is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Hilary has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Hilary (Girl)		Hilary (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		11	9,335	5	12,796
2017		16	7,197	< 5	--
2016		27	5,037	< 5	--
2015		56	3,037	< 5	--
2014		60	2,850	< 5	--
2013		66	2,664	< 5	--
2012		75	2,454	< 5	--
2011		79	2,352	< 5	--
2010		80	2,368	< 5	--
2009		87	2,248	< 5	--
2008		100	2,054	< 5	--
2007		164	1,438	< 5	--
2006		218	1,133	< 5	--
2005		219	1,088	< 5	--
2004		196	1,155	< 5	--
2003		110	1,722	< 5	--
2002		96	1,857	< 5	--
2001		84	2,018	< 5	--
2000		87	1,943	< 5	--
1999		81	1,943	< 5	--
1998		92	1,723	< 5	--
1997		107	1,520	< 5	--
1996		123	1,371	< 5	--
1995		125	1,326	< 5	--
1994		145	1,210	< 5	--
1993		343	651	6	8,017
1992		1,170	234	6	7,819
1991		1,149	242	5	8,703
1990		1,216	232	8	6,043
1989		1,027	261	15	3,694
1988		975	262	5	7,716
1987		873	281	8	5,141
1986		909	273	12	3,723
1985		1,054	244	13	3,487
1984		877	274	10	4,033
1983		655	346	14	3,135
1982		601	383	6	5,925
1981		625	372	12	3,489
1980		741	326	16	2,876
1979		882	275	10	3,915
1978		763	304	11	3,485
1977		579	370	14	2,966
1976		437	444	11	3,356
1975		452	439	9	3,769
1974		426	445	13	2,866
1973		375	478	10	3,306
1972		333	516	17	2,278
1971		348	525	12	2,879
1970		355	533	25	1,764
1969		347	528	12	2,611
1968		253	606	11	2,644
1967		234	623	15	2,078
1966		253	594	16	1,995
1965		248	618	13	2,312
1964		257	638	17	2,011
1963		249	642	24	1,640
1962		200	730	15	2,145
1961		206	723	24	1,663
1960		164	811	19	1,882
1959		146	844	32	1,390
1958		128	909	35	1,309
1957		173	758	31	1,419
1956		162	770	36	1,291
1955		138	822	35	1,283
1954		116	892	35	1,286
1953		114	883	40	1,176
1952		100	926	27	1,474
1951		103	895	28	1,419
1950		109	844	26	1,449
1949		86	966	34	1,237
1948		61	1,148	41	1,116
1947		62	1,146	42	1,130
1946		38	1,428	20	1,618
1945		45	1,179	28	1,256
1944		33	1,414	28	1,270
1943		27	1,639	35	1,160
1942		36	1,356	25	1,398
1941		24	1,625	26	1,315
1940		12	2,478	29	1,262
1939		8	3,258	29	1,228
1938		8	3,292	20	1,542
1937		12	2,498	28	1,276
1936		9	2,958	28	1,259
1935		11	2,633	39	1,030
1934		< 5	--	33	1,159
1933		6	3,934	38	1,061
1932		9	3,151	30	1,245
1931		6	4,081	45	988
1930		8	3,479	36	1,182
1929		5	4,883	48	977
1928		< 5	--	42	1,084
1927		8	3,694	40	1,135
1926		9	3,381	45	1,043
1925		< 5	--	32	1,290
1924		5	5,415	53	971
1923		6	4,643	51	967
1922		< 5	--	38	1,170
1921		< 5	--	37	1,186
1920		6	4,623	42	1,097
1919		9	3,314	35	1,199
1918		6	4,532	47	978
1917		< 5	--	44	989
1916		< 5	--	40	1,017
1915		< 5	--	36	1,076
1914		5	3,872	24	1,205
1913		< 5	--	23	1,061
1912		< 5	--	22	978
1911		< 5	--	12	1,008
1910		< 5	--	8	1,253
1909		< 5	--	7	1,208
1908		< 5	--	5	1,492
1907		< 5	--	5	1,433
1906		< 5	--	< 5	--
1905		< 5	--	6	1,160
1904		< 5	--	5	1,290
1903		< 5	--	< 5	--
1902		< 5	--	8	888
1901		< 5	--	< 5	--
1900		< 5	--	< 5	--
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
1898		< 5	--	5	1,209
1897		< 5	--	5	1,138
1896		< 5	--	6	1,041
1895		< 5	--	< 5	--
1894		< 5	--	< 5	--
1893		< 5	--	< 5	--
1892		< 5	--	< 5	--
1891		< 5	--	8	733
1890		< 5	--	< 5	--
1889		< 5	--	< 5	--
1888		< 5	--	< 5	--
1887		< 5	--	7	787
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	6	837
1882		< 5	--	7	795
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.